Colorado unemployment rose back up to 7.5 percent in December. We remain in an economic slump.

The owners of a liquor store certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest and its sister store face hearings in March on allegations they misused their liquor licenses.

"I think this is the beginning of the end of the Wild West," said Senate Bill 109 sponsor Sen.

The FBI and Colorado Springs Police Department are pleased to announce arrest of Jason Robert Lopez, 38 years of age.

Morgan city court Defendants appearing in Fort Morgan Municipal Court, paying penalty assessments or assessed default judgments and charges: Hussein Dahir, 20, Fort Morgan, $270 for underage possession of alcohol, $200 suspended.

If you're a climber and have recently moved from Boulder to Denver, you may be interested in what the Denver climbing scene has to offer.

Share + Jan 27, 2010 5:06 pm US/Mountain Written for the Web by CBS4 Special Projects Producer Libby Smith Reporting Brooke Wagner THORNTON, Colo.

Jack Branson smokes marijuana legally at his home, Friday, in Thornton. Branson, has AIDS and for medicinal purposes, is allowed to smoke marijuana.

Councilman Alex Sammoury suggested that city staff look at how other communities handle the public speaking segment of their council meetings.

Three people have been arrested after a woman was shot in the shoulder and upper torso at an early-morning party at a mobile home in Thornton, police say.

Share + Jan 22, 2010 3:36 pm US/Mountain THORNTON, Colo. The owner of a software company in Adams County has been charged with murdering his former business partner.

Denver Public Schools very well could have served my backside for lunch last Friday, given the way it was repeatedly flayed and grilled by readers angry over a column last week decrying the district's serving fried chicken and collard greens to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

An outside review of the Grand Junction Police Department's internal affairs process found no "critical areas of concern" and suggests minor tweaks to how the agency investigates its own.

Share + Jan 12, 2010 3:32 pm US/Mountain Good Question: How does it all work? Written by Alan Gionet Reporting Alan Gionet 1 of 2 Medical marijuana at a dispensary CBS 2 of 2 Good Question, a regular part of CBS4 News at 10 p.m., is an opportunity for Alan Gionet to drill past the basic facts of a story and give it some depth & perspective.

Branden Grattan , 3, looks up at his dad, Steve Grattan from the cart while waiting in the check out line at Sam's Club in Louiville, Colorado January 11, 2010.

Where she went, no one knows. Why she was taken is anyone's guess. The only certainty is someday the Cupcake Girl will come back to the Bagel Bakery in Thornton.

The Thornton Fire Department is now better equipped to save lives quickly thanks to a sandwich business that's giving back to communities all over the country.

The evolution of the District is fast-paced these days. The population is growing, streetcars are on their way, and there's once again a first lady in the White House who makes fashion-news headlines.

Plants 4 Life is back to serving customers dishes like this. On Monday, we updated you on the story of Plants 4 Life , a Castle Rock medical marijuana dispensary that had received a business license from the town only to be prevented from selling its main product because weed is illegal under federal law.

A deputy with the Adams County Sheriff's Office examines the scene of a home invasion Monday night that ended with three people, including a deputy, suffering gunshot wounds.